On April 11, a man travelling on a Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) bus was approached by another man and stabbed, the latest of many incidents of TTC violence. The wound was not fatal and the victim is still in hospital, Toronto Police Service media relations officer Shannon Eames told The Epoch Times via email. She said…
Shen Yun Taught Us to Look at the Beauty Around Us, Says Canadian Councillor
TORONTO, Canada—Jamaal Myers, the councillor of Scarborough North, attended Shen Yun’s performance for the first time on April 8 at the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts. At the conclusion of the evening, Mr. Myers presented a proclamation commending the Falun Dafa Association for hosting Shen Yun in Toronto. He did “lots of smiling…
Award-Winning Journalist Finds Shen Yun Transformative, Powerful, and Mesmerizing
TORONTO, Canada—Journalist and creative writer Peter Boisseau watched Shen Yun Performing Arts at the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts on April 8. “It’s lovely,” said Mr. Boisseau. “Really well done. Good presentation, [and the] colors are just spectacular. The dances, the athleticism, the culture, the art, the creativity—amazing.” Based in New York, Shen…
Shen Yun ‘A Really Incredible Experience,’ Says Publisher
TORONTO, Canada—As a publisher, Dean Baxendale has published several books on China and its ruling communist regime. He was delighted when he first saw a “China before communism” last year at a Shen Yun Performing Arts performance. He returned to see Shen Yun—which puts on an all-new production each year—this year at the Four Seasons…
Shen Yun ‘Is Just Amazing to Witness,’ Says Digital Marketing CEO
TORONTO, Canada—Leonard and Yolanda Allen enjoyed Shen Yun Performing Arts for the first time on April 7 at Toronto’s Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts. “I was just saying to my wife, it’s like nothing I’ve ever seen before. So thoroughly enjoying it,” said Mr. Allen, CEO of a solar company, during intermission. The couple…
Shen Yun Reminds People ‘There’s a Renaissance Coming After All This Destruction’ Says Creative Director
TORONTO—Angela Sena, founder and creative director of the “The New Earth Wonder School,” was uplifted by what she saw at Shen Yun Performing Arts. “The scenes were colorful, lively, full of life,” said Mrs. Sena after watching Shen Yun at the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts on April 5. “[It’s] a beautiful piece…
Toronto’s ‘Unusual’ Mayoral Election Is ‘Wide Open’
Toronto officially opened mayoral candidate nominations on April 3, and the crowded race is underway. “It’s a most interesting race because it’s quite open, and that’s very unusual,” Nelson Wiseman, political science professor at the University of Toronto, told The Epoch Times. The 77-year-old has lived in Toronto a long time and “it’s not in my…
Shen Yun Is Divine, Say Toronto Theatregoers
TORONTO, Canada—Shen Yun Performing Arts’ name means “the beauty of divine being,” which Igor Vujanic, a dentist, and his wife Mira Vujanic, a painter, found very apt when they watched Shen Yun at the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts on April. 4. “[It’s] beautiful,” said Mr. Vujanic. “The music and dance, it’s beautiful….
Shen Yun ‘Made Me Very Happy and Very Touched,’ Says Former Canadian MP
TORONTO, Canada—Chungsen Leung, a former member of the Canadian Parliament, attended Shen Yun’s evening performance at the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts on March 31. Though this was already Mr. Leung’s fourth time watching Shen Yun, he felt each time was a brand new experience. Based in New York, Shen Yun Performing Arts…
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Political Analyst Describes Shen Yun as a Spiritual Experience
TORONTO, Canada—Sometimes, one has to take a leap of faith before a miracle can occur. For political analyst Maria Marchyshyn, getting to see Shen Yun Performing Arts at the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts on Apr. 9 was nothing short of a miracle because by the time she decided she wanted to see…